NEBRASKA

Your complete directory of Nebraska candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 1, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties): September 1, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 22, 2010
Primary: May 11, 2010

This page was last updated on March 7, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Dave Heineman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Anderson (R)
Christopher Geary (R) - Martial Arts Instructor & USMC Veteran
Mark Lakers (D) - Agribusiness Investment Executive & Ex-Banker

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Gubernatorial nominees select Lt. Governor runningmates after the primary.)
Rick Sheehy (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
John Gale (R)*
Janet Stewart (D) - Attorney & '04 Congressional Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jon Bruning (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Mike Foley (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
[ Shane Osborn (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Tony Fulton (R) - State Sen., Businessman & Mechanical Engineer
Tom Nesbitt (R) - Security Firm Owner & Retired Police Officer
Don Stenberg (R) - Ex-Attorney General & Frequent US Sen. Candidate
Mark Stoj (D) - Credit Union Branch Manager & '01 Omaha City Council Candidate

STATE LEGISLATURE:

Nebraska Unicameral

NeCitizen.com's Directory of Legislative Candidates

U.S. SENATE:

Ben Nelson (D)* - Next Election in 2012.

Mike Johanns (R)* - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jeff Fortenberry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ralph Bodie (R)
David Hunt (R)
Ivy Harper (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Author
Stanley Krauter (D) - Unemployed Clerical Worker
Jessica Lynn Turek (D)
Sherman Yates (D)

District 2:
Lee Terry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Steven Laird (R) - Frequent Candidate
Matt Sakalosky (R) - Healthcare Technology Consultant & Tea Party Activist
Tom White (D) - State Sen. & Attorney

District 3:
Adrian Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dennis Parker (R) - Church Music Director
Rebekah Davis (D) - Chaplain

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Nebraska Democratic Party
Green Party of Nebraska
Libertarian Party of Nebraska
The Nebraska Party (Constitution Party)
Nebraska Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alliance Times-Herald
Aurora News-Register
Beatrice Daily Sun
Columbus Telegram
Fremont Tribune
Hastings Tribune
Hooker County Tribune
Kearney Hub
KMTV-3 (Omaha)
Lexington Clipper-Herald
Lincoln Journal Star
McCook Daily Gazette
Nebraska Citizen (Politics)
Nebraska State Paper.com
New Nebraska Network
Norfolk Daily News
North Platte Telegraph
Omaha World-Herald
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Sidney Sun
Sidney Telegraph